1999 PGA Tour

{{short description|Golf tour season}}

{{use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1999

| tour = PGA Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1999|1|7}} – {{end date|1999|11|7}}

| no_of_events = 47

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (8)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| honor2 = PGA Tour Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| honor3 = PGA Player of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

| honor4 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree4 = {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Carlos Franco

| prevseason = 1998

| nextseason = 2000

}}

The 1999 PGA Tour was the 84th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 31st season since separating from the PGA of America.

Caddie shorts policy

After caddie Garland Dempsey collapsed at the Western Open in early July,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TlNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4779%2C1250288 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Eugene, Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=Woods in position for Western Open win |date=July 4, 1999 |page=30 (3F in paper) |via=Google News Archive |access-date=31 October 2023}} the PGA Tour allowed male caddies, on a trial basis, to wear shorts on extremely hot days.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/16/sports/golf-pga-tour-caddies-allowed-to-wear-shorts.html |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Golf: PGA Tour; Caddies allowed to wear shorts |date=July 16, 1999 |access-date=July 29, 2014 |url-access=limited}} Two years earlier, the USGA changed its policy and allowed caddies to wear shorts at the U.S. Open in June 1997.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y05IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P_0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6559%2C1462645 |newspaper=Lakeland Ledger |location=Lakeland, Florida |agency=Associated Press |last=White |first=Joseph |title=Caddies adjust to wearing of shorts |date=June 13, 1997 |page=19 (C7 in paper) |access-date=31 October 2023}}

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1999.html |title=1999 Tournament schedule |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908110033/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1999.html |archive-date=8 September 2018}}{{Cite web |title=2000 PGA Tour Media Guide |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/2000_pgatour.pdf |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=31 October 2023}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
(US$)

!Winner{{efn|The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.}}

!OWGR
points

!Notes

Jan 10Mercedes ChampionshipsHawaiialign=right|2,600,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (8)align=center|58Winners-only event
Jan 17Sony Open in HawaiiHawaiialign=right|2,600,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Sluman (4)align=center|50
Jan 24Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCaliforniaalign=right|3,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (9)align=center|52Pro-Am
Jan 31Phoenix OpenArizonaalign=right|3,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Rocco Mediate (3)align=center|60
Feb 7AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCaliforniaalign=right|2,800,000{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart (10)align=center|60Pro-Am
Feb 14Buick InvitationalCaliforniaalign=right|2,700,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (8)align=center|52
Feb 21Nissan OpenCaliforniaalign=right|2,800,000{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els (7)align=center|66
style="background:#dfe2e9"

| Feb 28

WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play ChampionshipCaliforniaalign=right|5,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Maggert (2)align=center|76New tournament
World Golf Championship
Feb 28Touchstone Energy Tucson OpenArizonaalign=right|2,750,000{{flagicon|SWE}} Gabriel Hjertstedt (2)align=center|24Alternate event
Mar 7Doral-Ryder OpenFloridaalign=right|3,000,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Elkington (10)align=center|50
Mar 14Honda ClassicFloridaalign=right|2,600,000{{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh (8)align=center|52
Mar 21Bay Hill InvitationalFloridaalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Herron (3)align=center|70Invitational
style="background:#f2ecce;"

| Mar 28

The Players ChampionshipFloridaalign=right|5,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (10)align=center|80Flagship event
Apr 4BellSouth ClassicGeorgiaalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval (11)align=center|54
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Apr 11

Masters TournamentGeorgiaalign=right|4,000,000{{flagicon|ESP}} José María Olazábal (5)align=center|100Major championship
Apr 18MCI ClassicSouth Carolinaalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Glen Day (1)align=center|62Invitational
Apr 25Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolinaalign=right|2,600,000{{flagicon|SWE}} Jesper Parnevik (2)align=center|46
May 2Shell Houston OpenTexasalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Stuart Appleby (3)align=center|48
May 9Compaq Classic of New OrleansLouisianaalign=right|2,600,000{{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Carlos Franco (1)align=center|52
May 16GTE Byron Nelson ClassicTexasalign=right|3,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Loren Roberts (6)align=center|58
May 23MasterCard ColonialTexasalign=right|2,800,000{{flagicon|USA}} Olin Browne (2)align=center|60Invitational
May 30Kemper OpenMarylandalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Rich Beem (1)align=center|48
Jun 6Memorial TournamentOhioalign=right|2,550,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (9)align=center|70Invitational
Jun 14FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennesseealign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Ted Tryba (2)align=center|50
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Jun 20

U.S. OpenNorth Carolinaalign=right|3,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart (11)align=center|100Major championship
Jun 27Buick ClassicNew Yorkalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Duffy Waldorf (2)align=center|54
Jul 4Motorola Western OpenIllinoisalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (10)align=center|54
Jul 11Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsinalign=right|2,300,000{{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Carlos Franco (2)align=center|26
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Jul 18

The Open ChampionshipScotlandalign=right|£2,000,000{{flagicon|SCO}} Paul Lawrie (1)align=center|100Major championship
Jul 25John Deere ClassicIllinoisalign=right|2,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} J. L. Lewis (1)align=center|24
Aug 1Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticutalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Brent Geiberger (1)align=center|48
Aug 8Buick OpenMichiganalign=right|2,400,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Pernice Jr. (1)align=center|58
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Aug 15

PGA ChampionshipIllinoisalign=right|3,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (11)align=center|100Major championship
Aug 22Sprint InternationalColoradoalign=right|2,600,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Toms (2)align=center|64
style="background:#dfe2e9"

| Aug 29

WGC-NEC InvitationalOhioalign=right|5,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (12)align=center|68New tournament
World Golf Championship
Aug 29Reno–Tahoe OpenNevadaalign=right|2,750,000{{flagicon|USA}} Notah Begay III (1)align=center|32New tournament
Alternate event
Sep 5Air Canada ChampionshipCanadaalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Weir (1)align=center|34
Sep 12Bell Canadian OpenCanadaalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Hal Sutton (11)align=center|48
Sep 20B.C. OpenNew Yorkalign=right|1,600,000{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Faxon (5)align=center|26
Sep 26Westin Texas OpenTexasalign=right|2,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Duffy Waldorf (3)align=center|34
Oct 3Buick ChallengeGeorgiaalign=right|1,800,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Toms (3)align=center|48
Oct 10Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginiaalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Notah Begay III (2)align=center|48
Oct 17Las Vegas InvitationalNevadaalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Furyk (4)align=center|52
Oct 24National Car Rental Golf Classic DisneyFloridaalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (13)align=center|58
style="background:thistle;"

| Oct 31

The Tour ChampionshipTexasalign=right|5,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (14)align=center|60Tour Championship
Nov 1Southern Farm Bureau ClassicMississippialign=right|2,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Henninger (2)align=center|24Alternate event
style="background:#dfe2e9"

| Nov 7

WGC-American Express ChampionshipSpainalign=right|5,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods (15)align=center|70New tournament
World Golf Championship

=Unofficial events=

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
($)

!Winner(s)

!Notes

Aug 3

|CVS Charity Classic

|Rhode Island

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Stuart Appleby and
{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Sluman

|New tournament
Team event

Sep 26

|Ryder Cup

|Massachusetts

|align=center|n/a

|{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA

|Team event

Nov 14

|Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout

|California

|align=right|1,500,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples and
{{flagicon|USA}} David Duval

|Team event

rowspan=2|Nov 21

|World Cup of Golf

|rowspan=2|Malaysia

|align=right|1,300,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark O'Meara and
{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

|Team event

World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy

|align=right|200,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

|

Nov 24

|PGA Grand Slam of Golf

|Hawaii

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods

|Limited-field event

Nov 28

|Skins Game

|California

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples

|Limited-field event

Dec 5

|JCPenney Classic

|Florida

|align=right|2,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Daly and
{{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Davies

|Team event

Dec 12

|Diners Club Matches

|California

|align=right|400,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Calcavecchia and
{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples

|Team event

Dec 19

|Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge

|Nevada

|align=right|651,000

|Senior PGA Tour

|Team event

Location of tournaments

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8px World Golf Championships
8px Regular events
8px Alternate events
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{{location map~ |United States |lat=33.643 |long=-116.268 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=33.64 |long=-111.91 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=36.568 |long=-121.950 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.903 |long=-117.245 }}

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{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.358 |long=-111.023|mark=Pink pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=25.815 |long=-80.34 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=26.31 |long=-80.284 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=28.458 |long=-81.511 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=30.198 |long=-81.394|mark=Blue pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=33.998 |long=-84.109 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=33.503 |long=-82.020|mark=Blue pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.136 |long=-80.810 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=35.993 |long=-79.706 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=30.145 |long=-95.463 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=29.906 |long=-89.955 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.864 |long=-96.958 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.7170 |long=-97.3728 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=38.989 |long=-77.202 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=40.1404 |long=-83.1414 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=35.057 |long=-89.779 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=35.19 |long=-79.468|mark=Blue pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=40.998 |long=-73.7 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=41.677 |long=-87.952 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=43.151 |long=-87.95 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=41.45 |long=-90.417 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=41.632 |long=-72.639 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=42.9 |long=-83.595 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=41.966 |long=-88.048|mark=Blue pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=39.441 |long=-104.899 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=41.008 |long=-81.508|mark=Green pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=39.3645 |long=-119.828|mark=Pink pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=49.125 |long=-122.765 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=43.452 |long=-79.719 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=42.091 |long=-76.081 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=29.606 |long=-98.622 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.845 |long=-84.851 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=37.225 |long=-76.668 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=36.188 |long=-115.298 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=28.385 |long=-81.564 }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=29.983 |long=-95.531|mark=Yellow pog.svg }}

{{location map~ |United States |lat=32.515 |long=-90.186|mark=Pink pog.svg }}

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8px Regular events|places=

{{Location map~ |World |lat=21.006 |long=-156.64 }}

{{Location map~ |World |lat=21.27 |long=-157.77 }}

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{{Location map~ |World |lat=36.283 |long=-5.327|mark=Green pog.svg }}

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Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1999.html |title=1999 Official money |publisher=PGA Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209020746/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1999.html |archive-date=9 February 2015 |access-date=31 October 2023}}

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!Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)

align=center|1{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woodsalign=center|6,616,585
align=center|2{{flagicon|USA}} David Duvalalign=center|3,641,906
align=center|3{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love IIIalign=center|2,475,328
align=center|4{{flagicon|FIJ}} Vijay Singhalign=center|2,283,233
align=center|5{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Perryalign=center|2,145,707
align=center|6{{flagicon|USA}} Hal Suttonalign=center|2,127,578
align=center|7{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewartalign=center|2,077,950
align=center|8{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Leonardalign=center|2,020,991
align=center|9{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Maggertalign=center|2,016,469
align=center|10{{flagicon|USA}} David Tomsalign=center|1,959,672

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy){{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/207796525/ |title=Pros name Woods player of the year |newspaper=The Springfield News-Leader |location=Springfield, Missouri |date=1 December 1999 |access-date=31 October 2023 |page=31 (1C in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
PGA Player of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/530496887/ |title=Old hat? |newspaper=The Messenger |location=Madisonville, Kentucky |date=25 November 1999 |access-date=31 October 2023 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
Rookie of the Year{{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Carlos Franco
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award){{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/awards/index/byron-nelson-award |title=2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=22 October 2023}}
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy){{flagicon|USA}} Tiger Woods{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/173987466/ |title=Golf |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore, Maryland |date=9 November 1999 |access-date=31 October 2023 |page=129 (2C in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
Comeback Player of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Pate

See also

Notes

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References

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